Elsley expected 'Skins USA' trouble

Skins co-creator Bryan Elsley has admitted that he expected "trouble" when he began working on MTV's US remake.

Speaking to the New York Times, Elsley explained that the show has a devoted fanbase.

"When you do things the fans don't like, they really turn on you," he said. "When characters die in the show, there's trouble. When people have the wrong sexuality or sexual behavior, there's trouble. And when you bring the show to America, there's trouble."

MTV's David Janollari admitted that the show "cannot go as far as the UK version" and Elsley revealed that there is not as much swearing in the remake.

"Language is a trigger in America," he said. "I've learned this. What seemed to me like innocuous words have enormous power on television... It seems a bit silly. But there's plenty of words in the language and plenty of ways of describing the inner lives of teenagers."